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aerobe

[′e‚rōb]

(biology)

An organism that requires air or free oxygen to maintain its life processes.

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Aerobes were identified using conventional methods.

Retropharyngeal abscess in children: the emerging role of group A beta hemolytic Streptococcus

Of 200 bacterial species isolated, RFLP grouping revealed 14 groups of aerobes and 9 groups of anaerobes.

Use of ecotoxicological tools to evaluate the health of New Bedford Harbor sediments: a microbial biomarker approach

On hog carcasses, the mean populations of total aerobes, coliform and Enterobacteriaece before, immediately after, and 24 hours after the steam treatment were 2.

Commercial household steam cleaning systems control microbial quality

Our review of the nine cases suggests that antibiotic therapy against gram-positive and -negative aerobes and anaerobes should be started empirically and continued until the results of a culture antibiogram are available.

Necrotizing fasciitis secondary to peritonsillar abscess: A new case and review of eight earlier cases. (Original Article)

coli, anaerobes and aerobes counts among dietary treatments (p = 0.

Effects of organic acids on growth performance, gastrointestinal pH, intestinal microbial populations and immune responses of weaned pigs

Keflex(R) Capsules (Cephalexin, USP) is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic shown to be active against strains of both gram-positive and gram- negative aerobes in vitro and in clinical infections.

Advancis Pharmaceutical Reports Full Year 2006 Results and 2007 Corporate Initiatives

In the past, 25 years, clinical trials have demonstrated that to substantially reduce septic complications after elective colon surgery, antibiotics must have activity against both colonic aerobes (e.

Preventing Surgical Site Infections: A Surgeon's Perspective

Doses of 2 and 3 kGy reduced populations of psychrotrophs by 46%, aerobes by 62%, and lactic acid bacteria by 68%.

Agriculture and Plant Science

These bacteria are all facultative aerobes, meaning that they are oxygen tolerant.

Probiotics protect poultry from pathogens

Although all aerobes will not grow on any one specific growth medium, the trending of these numbers will indicate whether there is a difference in biological activity.

Microbiological control: search and destroy on a tight budget; papermakers have been battling the wet end's unseen enemies--bacteria and fungi--for years. In addition to tools like the trusted microscope, some new weapons may help as well

Gram-negative aerobes are those that we generally carry with us enterically.

Acute pneumonia and systemic lupus erythematosus

Human breast milk, which contains bioactive components that encourage the growth of intestinal bifidobacteria in infants, may alter bacterial antagonism for essential nutrients and impede overgrowth of undesirable aerobes.